Verkhnevilyuysky District


Verkhnevilyuysky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the republic and borders with Vilyuysky District in the east, Gorny District in the southeast, Olyokminsky District in the south, Suntarsky and Nyurbinsky Districts in the west, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Verkhnevilyuysk. Population: 21,383 ; The population of Verkhnevilyuysk accounts for 29.8% of the district's total population.

Geography

The main rivers in the district include the Vilyuy, the Tyukyan, and the Tyung.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from in the south to in the north and average July temperature ranges from to. Annual precipitation is.

History

The district was established on February 10, 1935.

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.

Inhabited localities

Rural settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*
Balagannakhsky Nasleg
335169 166
Botulunsky Nasleg
917461 456
  • selo of Botulu
  • selo of Kyotyordyokh
    • Byrakansky Nasleg
    		254128 126
  • selo of Byrakan
    • Verkhnevilyuysky Nasleg
    		6,4573,015 3,442
  • selo of Verkhnevilyuysk
    • Dalyrsky Nasleg
    		1,002505 497
  • selo of Dalyr
  • selo of Bychchagdan
  • selo of Kulusunnakh
    • Dyullyukinsky Nasleg
    		1,259611 648
  • selo of Dyullyukyu
  • selo of Byuteydyakh
    • Edyugeysky Nasleg
    		2,3091,153 1,156
  • selo of Andreyevsky
  • selo of Kudu
    • Kentinsky Nasleg
    		780396 384
  • selo of Kharyyalakh
    • Kyrykyysky Nasleg
    		442218 228
  • selo of Kyrykyy
    • Magassky Nasleg
    		538269 269
  • selo of Kharbala
  • selo of Chengere
    • Meyiksky Nasleg
    		685364 321
  • selo of Sayylyk
  • selo of May
    • Namsky Nasleg
    		1,328623 705
  • selo of Khomustakh
    • Onkhoysky Nasleg
    		620315 305
  • selo of Lippe-Atakh
    • Orgyotsky Nasleg
    		579277 302
  • selo of Orgyot
    • Orosunsky Nasleg
    		730344 386
  • selo of Orosu
    • Surguluksky Nasleg
    		460237 223
  • selo of Bagadya
  • selo of Keng-Kyuyol
    • Tamalkansky Nasleg
    		643316 327
  • selo of Tamalakan
    • Tuobuyinsky Nasleg
    		338175 163
  • selo of Tuobuya
    • Kharbalakhsky Nasleg
    		548272 276
  • selo of Kyul
    • Khomustakhsky Nasleg
    		216112 104
  • selo of Khomustakh
    • Khorinsky Nasleg
    		1,221607 614
  • selo of Khoro
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